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So you want to attend college at home in Macomb?

There is only one college or university in the city of Macomb that you can attend, Western Illinois University.

Macomb College and University Demographics

There are 72 degree and certificate programs in disciplines such as Science, Technology and Political Science offered at the school for you to choose from.
The most popular course of study at Western Illinois University is Criminal Justice.

Tuition

In-state tuition for students at Western Illinois University is $10,149 per year.

Financial Aid

An estimated $21,854,445 in financial aid was received by students at Western Illinois University in 2008. Institutional grants and scholarships represented $20,818,493 of this aid.

Macomb Student Demographics

In 2010, 12,679 students were enrolled in Western Illinois University, which was 1.4% of the total college students in Illinois.

Graduation and Retention Rates

For every 100 students who enroll in Western Illinois University, 74 return to start their second year of college.
For every 100 students who enroll in Western Illinois University, 59 eventually graduate.

Student Demographics

Of the 12,679 students attending Western Illinois University, 50% are female.
The ratio of Western Illinois University students who are 24 years old or younger to those who are over 24 years old, is 87 to 13.
For every 100 Western Illinois University students, 23 students identified themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority background in 2009.

Macomb Faculty Demographics

The total number of faculty employed by Western Illinois University was 1770.
0% of faculty members at Western Illinois University were female. And 8% of them identified themselves as being racially or ethnically diverse.

The average student to faculty ratio at Western Illinois University was 9 to 1 in 2009.

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